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Practical and tourist information

Venue

Cité internationale de Lyon, Centre de Congrès
(International City of Lyon, Congress Center)

Located in Lyon city centre, between the “Parc de la Tête d’Or” and the Rhone River, the “Centre des Congrès” is part of the “Cité internationale”, a recent central neighborhood constituted by movie theaters, restaurants, offices, the Hilton 4 stars hotel, and “Le Pharaon” Casino.



This Palace of 15 000 m2 distributed in diversified modules, perfectly adapted to the needs of the business tourism market, fulfills the requirements of personalized services in terms of capacity, organization and costs.
Please take note that a medical assistance is there available during the Forum.

Access to the « Cité »

Cité internationale de Lyon, Centre de Congrès

Access to the « Cité »
The “Centre de Congrès” is located neer the “Périphérique Nord” - exit “Porte deSaint Clair”. A taxi-stand is conveniently situated in the Centre forecourt.

Airports
25 mn by car for the airport and the multi-modal train station “Lyon-Saint-Exupéry”. 10 mn by car from the business airport “Lyon-Bron”.

Train stations
The “Centre de Congrès” is accessible 10 mn by car from the train station “Part-Dieu TGV” and from 15 mn from the train station “Perrache”.

Access by boat
A landing stage for mooring all types of boats just in front of the “Centre de Congrès”.

Access by public transport
The site is served by the bus nr 4 in correspondence with lines A (station “Foch”) and D (station “Saxe Gambetta”) of the metro.
From “Part-Dieu”, it is served directly by the new bus line C1 and by bus nr 47.

Tourist information

Where to stay?
A booking office will help you to find the accommodation to your liking.
Contact: +33 (0)4 72 77 72 50

Where to treat yourself?
You will find in the free « Lyon le guide » a great choice of all types of restaurants and the best places to have fun at night.

What to see in Lyon?
Many kinds of guided tours are proposed to discover the historic and cultural city and its specificities. Moreover, ask for the City Card, a cultural and tourist pass including 30 leisure facilities and free access to public transport. A convenient and economic way to discover the city of Lyon!
Contact : +33 (0)4 72 77 69 69

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